Pilot/Controller Glossary
12/2/21
STANDARD RATE TURN
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A turn of three degrees
per second.
STANDARD TERMINAL ARRIVAL (STAR)
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A
preplanned instrument flight rule (IFR) air traffic
control arrival procedure published for pilot use in
graphic and/or textual form. STARs provide
transition from the en route structure to an outer fix
or an instrument approach fix/arrival waypoint in the
terminal area.
STANDARD TERMINAL ARRIVAL CHARTS
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(See AERONAUTICAL CHART.)
STANDARD TERMINAL AUTOMATION RE
PLACEMENT SYSTEM (STARS)
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(See DTAS.)
STAR
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(See STANDARD TERMINAL ARRIVAL.)
STATE AIRCRAFT
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Aircraft used in military,
customs and police service, in the exclusive service
of any government or of any political subdivision
thereof, including the government of any state,
territory, or possession of the United States or the
District of Columbia, but not including any
governmentowned aircraft engaged in carrying
persons or property for commercial purposes.
STATIC RESTRICTIONS
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Those restrictions that
are usually not subject to change, fixed, in place,
and/or published.
STATIONARY ALTITUDE RESERVATION
(STATIONARY ALTRV)– An altitude reservation
which encompasses activities in a fixed area.
Stationary ALTRVs may include activities such as
special tests of weapons systems or equipment;
certain U.S. Navy carrier, fleet, and anti
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submarine
operations; rocket, missile, and drone operations; and
certain aerial refueling or similar operations.
STEP TAXI
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To taxi a float plane at full power or
high RPM.
STEP TURN
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A maneuver used to put a float plane
in a planing configuration prior to entering an active
sea lane for takeoff. The STEP TURN maneuver
should only be used upon pilot request.
STEPDOWN FIX
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A fix permitting additional
descent within a segment of an instrument approach
procedure by identifying a point at which a
controlling obstacle has been safely overflown.
STEREO ROUTE
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A routinely used route of flight
established by users and ARTCCs identified by a
coded name; e.g., ALPHA 2. These routes minimize
flight plan handling and communications.
STNR ALT RESERVATION– An abbreviation for
Stationary Altitude Reservation commonly used in
NOTAMs.
(See STATIONARY ALTITUDE RESERVATION.)
STOL AIRCRAFT
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(See SHORT TAKEOFF AND LANDING
AIRCRAFT.)
STOP ALTITUDE SQUAWK
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Used by ATC to
instruct a pilot to turn off the automatic altitude
reporting feature of the aircraft transponder and
ADS
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B Out. It is issued when a verbally reported
altitude varies by 300 feet or more from the automatic
altitude report.
(See ALTITUDE READOUT.)
(See TRANSPONDER.)
STOP AND GO
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A procedure wherein an aircraft
will land, make a complete stop on the runway, and
then commence a takeoff from that point.
(See LOW APPROACH.)
(See OPTION APPROACH.)
STOP BURST
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(See STOP STREAM.)
STOP BUZZER
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(See STOP STREAM.)
STOP SQUAWK (Mode or Code)
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Used by ATC to
instruct a pilot to stop transponder and ADS
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B
transmissions, or to turn off only specified functions
of the aircraft transponder (military).
(See STOP ALTITUDE SQUAWK.)
(See TRANSPONDER.)
STOP STREAM
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Used by ATC to request a pilot to
suspend electronic attack activity.
(See JAMMING.)
STOPOVER FLIGHT PLAN
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A flight plan format
which permits in a single submission the filing of a
sequence of flight plans through interim fullstop
destinations to a final destination.
STOPWAY
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An area beyond the takeoff runway no
less wide than the runway and centered upon the
extended centerline of the runway, able to support the
airplane during an aborted takeoff, without causing
structural damage to the airplane, and designated by
the airport authorities for use in decelerating the
airplane during an aborted takeoff.
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